Craptastic has been an enormous success because the first competitors in 2016, and we’re very excited to be doing all of it once more in 2024! This yr’s competitors theme is as soon as once more…. Craptastic!

“What the bloom’n heck does craptastic imply?”, I hear you ask.

It actually doesn’t imply crap, though it might probably! Craptastic can imply ludicrous, bonkers, outrageous, humorous, wacky, far out, and foolish. The theme merely implies that the compo is only for a little bit of enjoyable, not a severe coding competitors. You’re greater than welcome to make a superb recreation to submit for the compo. Your recreation could include some humour or silliness to suit extra with the theme, nevertheless it doesn’t must!

2022 Craptastic Comp Winner: Marble Boy (Roman Werner)

In our earlier competitions, some entries had been really glorious, others glorious however foolish, others really terrible however humorous! It’s simply an opportunity for individuals to do one thing a little bit completely different if they need and discover concepts/ideas that wouldn’t usually work nicely in a extra severe compo.

Please do not forget that this competitors is proscribed to 4KB. Sure, any entry submitted could be not more than 4KB when compressed. In case your recreation is greater than 1 file, then all the sport information put collectively should not exceed the 4KB restrict. This contains hi-score save information.

We would like craptastic recreation entries. Keep in mind, the important thing phrase right here is enjoyable. We would like each coders and gamers alike to have enjoyable and revel in this comp!

Submit your entries to RESET64 (through e mail: resetc64@gmail.com) by thirty first August, 2024 (23:59:59 GMT).

Check out our earlier Craptastic compo entries to assist draw inspiration!

RULES

Primary guidelines are as follows:

• The competitors deadline is 23:59:59 GMT on the thirty first August, 2024. All entries to be submitted to resetc64@gmail.com by the deadline or can be deemed ineligible.
• All entrants should register at resetc64@gmail.com
• Entrants are free to preview screenshots and movies of their recreation(s) to different publications/web sites.
• The competitors will solely start when there are at the very least 5 registered entrants.
• All submitted video games MUST be 4KB or much less (when compressed or uncompressed), and executable on a inventory C64 on both or every of tape, disk and cartridge. Your submission could have a separate docs file (both as a C64 executable or a txt file, which doesn’t depend in direction of the 4KB cap). Nonetheless, hi-score saver information will depend in direction of the cap.
• The video games should be beforehand unreleased and be your individual work, whether or not that be by your self or as a part of a collaboration.
• PAL should be supported, with extra NTSC assist non-obligatory (however inspired).
• Individuals could submit a number of entries, both as a person or inside a staff. Workforce entries should be registered by a person, and any potential prizes can be despatched to the registered particular person solely.
• Entries needs to be submitted solely to RESET64 by the competitors deadline. Please be happy to share your entry as you would like after the competitors has ended (after the compo deadline has handed).
• There can be a panel of judges (TBA), and entries can be scored on some extent distribution foundation throughout a number of standards. The choice of the panel is remaining.
• Video games should be submitted as freeware.
• Video games can be printed by Reset64 (not essentially solely) on a future disk compilation for the entire world to take pleasure in, after the competitors has concluded. All entries can be made obtainable on the Reset64 itch.io after the compo concludes.
• Video games should not be launched earlier than the competitors deadline, or they are going to turn out to be exempt from scoring and can be deemed ineligible. Video games could be submitted after deadline however can be counted as *out of competitors* and can be ineligible for a putting.

We reserve the best to vary, add or delete guidelines throughout the competitors if deemed crucial!

2nd place within the 2022 Craptastic Comp: Circles by James

SCORING SYSTEM

The scoring system used for Craptastic may be very easy. Every recreation can be scored in opposition to 7 standards, every value 5 factors. An entry can rating as much as 35 factors. When the panel has scored every recreation accordingly, the totals for every particular person recreation can be divided by the variety of judges to supply a imply common. The typical would be the recreation’s remaining rating.

The factors that every recreation can be evaluated on are:

Originality – New thought or “rip off”? Off the wall concepts inspired.
Idea – High quality of recreation design, is it enjoyable, is it bonkers, is it craptastic?
Execution – Execution of design, making an allowance for controls and different components comparable to excecution.
Presentation – High quality of graphics, audio and general presentation. Supremely dangerous could be seen as a optimistic in some circumstances!
Gameplay – A measure of how pleasant the sport is to play.
Lasting Enchantment – replay worth, addictiveness.
OMG issue – while you see it, do you assume “wtf!?” That is the true measure of craptasticness!

If a panel member has entered a recreation themselves, then the variety of factors that they’ll award can be adjusted (on this instance, to five) and they won’t rating their very own launch.

CSDB is not going to be used for voting. Additionally, entries shouldn’t be uploaded to CSDB, or elsewhere till after the competitors has closed. Be happy to submit screenshots or data although.

PRIZES

A craptastic gaming comp requires craptastic prizes, proper? Now we have some incredible prizes lined up for this yr’s compo because of some very beneficiant sponsors.

An enormous thank-you to the next sponsors and supporters:

Extra sponsors to be introduced.

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